The Rebound
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| Directed by | Bart Freundlich |
| Written by | Bart Freundlich |
| Starring | Catherine Zeta-Jones Justin Bartha Jordan Carlos Kelly Gould Art Garfunkel |
| Music by | Clint Mansell |
| Release date(s) | 18 March 2010 (Australia) 23 July 2010 (UK) 7 February 2012 (US) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Rebound is a 2009 romantic comedy film directed by Bart Freundlich, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Justin Bartha. The film was released in theaters in several countries in late 2009. It was originally scheduled to be released in the United States on December 25, 2010 but was cancelled due to the film's distributor shutting down.[1] It ended up going direct-to-DVD in the United States on February 7, 2012.[2]
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A housewife and mother of two, Sandy (Catherine Zeta-Jones), discovers that her husband has been unfaithful. After a hasty divorce, she decides to leave home and go to New York City with her young son and daughter. There they begin a new life. Sandy quickly rents an apartment above a coffee house and befriends one of the waiters, Aram Finklestein (Justin Bartha). Aram, at 25, is not sure what he wants to do with his life although he has a college degree and a tendency towards women studies and feminism. Still, he decides to babysit Sandy's children ultimately becoming their full-time nanny. He develops a close-knit relationship with both children and a chemistry starts to brew between Aram and Sandy ensuing in an awkward sexual encounter that the children come to know about. Notwithstanding, they start to date and after two months it would seem they are perfect together. Until one day Sandy feels nauseous and suspects she is pregnant. Aram is thrilled and looks forward to raising a child with Sandy. But later a doctor confirms that Sandy is not really pregnant, but at 40 she may still conceive. As they leave the doctor, a fight breaks out between Aram and Sandy, with the latter confirming that she thinks it's ludicrous that the two of them, with an age difference of 15 years, would ever be happy together. After the break-up, Aram decides to travel the world and to improve the lives of others. Sandy gets promoted at her job and after five years have passed, the two share a chance encounter in a restaurant. Aram reveals he has adopted a young boy from Bangladesh and is still single. Sandy, who is celebrating her promotion with her children and a colleague invites Aram and his family to join them. The film ends as the two hold hands underneath the table whilst their children start to bond.
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The Rebound received generally mixed reviews from film critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 45% based on 22 reviews with 10 fresh reviews and 12 rotten. Jon Frosch, a top critic said: "Saddling two game actors with a tone-deaf, charmless script, the film makes recent J.Lo vehicle The Back-up Plan look like Billy Wilder in comparison." Alex Zane said: "These are characters who seem very real. It's their imperfections, not contrived plot points, that drive the story".[3]
[edit] Cast
- Catherine Zeta-Jones as Sandy
- Justin Bartha as Aram Finklestein
- Kelly Gould as Sadie
- Art Garfunkel as Harry Finklestein
- John Schneider (cameo) as Trevor
- Marcel Simoneau as Henri
- Joanna Gleason as Roberta Finklestein
- Steve Antonucci as Waiter, Aram´s Friend
- Lynn Whitfield as Laura
- Sam Robards as Frank
- Andrew Cherry as Frank Jr. - Age 7
- Jake Cherry as Frank Jr. Age 13 (uncredited)
- Skai Jackson as Museum Little Girl #1
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